H.R. 3115 117th Congress House

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2021 Introduced by: Ilhan Omar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

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Jul 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

May 11, 2021

Introduced in House

May 11, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Latest action July 22, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021

This bill revises requirements under the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture, such as the school lunch and breakfast programs.

For example, the bill permanently provides free meals to all school children regardless of income.

The bill increases the reimbursement rate for school food authorities participating in the food and nutrition programs.

The bill also prohibits school food authorities from (1) physically segregating or otherwise discriminating against any child participating in the free breakfast program, or (2) overtly identifying a child participating in the program with a special token or announcement.

Additionally, the bill expands the summer food service program by making all children eligible for participation in the program.

Further, the bill revises eligibility determinations for measuring poverty to include runaway or homeless youth, foster children, migratory children, and children participating in specified programs (e.g., Head Start).

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 94

Soto, Darren

Florida · Sep 20, 2022

Huffman, Jared

California · Jul 18, 2022

Adams, Alma S.

North Carolina · Jul 15, 2022

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Jul 15, 2022

Carter, Troy A.

Louisiana · Jul 15, 2022

Chu, Judy

California · Jul 15, 2022

New Jersey · Apr 18, 2022

California · Dec 14, 2021

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Dec 7, 2021

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Nov 18, 2021

McNerney, Jerry

· Nov 18, 2021

Levin, Mike

California · Nov 9, 2021

Williams, Nikema

Georgia · Nov 9, 2021

Connecticut · Nov 1, 2021

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Nov 1, 2021

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Nov 1, 2021

Stansbury, Melanie A.

New Mexico · Nov 1, 2021

Thompson, Bennie G.

Mississippi · Sep 27, 2021

Aguilar, Pete

California · Sep 10, 2021

California · Sep 7, 2021

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Sep 7, 2021

Jacobs, Sara

California · Jul 26, 2021

Auchincloss, Jake

Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2021

Slotkin, Elissa

Michigan · Jul 21, 2021

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · Jul 19, 2021

Levin, Andy

· Jul 19, 2021

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Jul 19, 2021

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2021

Panetta, Jimmy

California · Jul 19, 2021

ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE

· Jul 19, 2021

Titus, Dina

Nevada · Jul 19, 2021

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Jun 22, 2021

Tonko, Paul

New York · Jun 22, 2021

Bass, Karen

· Jun 15, 2021

Brownley, Julia

California · Jun 15, 2021

Castor, Kathy

Florida · Jun 15, 2021

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Jun 15, 2021

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Jun 15, 2021

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Jun 15, 2021

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